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Chess Pie

By James Beard

4.1

(16)

For some reason this delicious sweet is almost unknown today.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
9" pastry shell, uncooked, or 6 individual tart shells, uncooked

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cream the butter and sugar and add the egg yolks one at a time. Beat thoroughly after each addition. Blend in the grated lemon rinds, the salt and the lemon juice. Fill the pie or tart shells and bake in a 350°F. oven for 25-30 minutes.

    Step 2

    NOTE: Chess pies are really best made as individual tarts.

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